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ARIS BPA vs Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management comparison

Software AG and Ultimus are both solutions in the Business Process Management (BPM) category. Software AG is ranked #12 with an average rating of 7.7, while Ultimus is ranked #45. Software AG holds a 2.7% mindshare in BPM, compared to Ultimus’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of Ultimus users who would recommend it.
ARIS BPA
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50% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

ARIS BPA and Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management are tools in the business process optimization category. Ultimus is viewed as more comprehensive due to its extensive feature set, making it worth the investment.

Features: ARIS BPA offers robust modeling and design capabilities, seamless integration, and a comprehensive repository for documentation. Its detailed analytics and compliance management provide significant value. Ultimus delivers process automation, adaptability with strong customization, dynamic workflow capabilities, and seamless cross-platform integration.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ARIS BPA provides streamlined cloud-based deployment, simplifying implementation and minimizing downtime, with prompt customer support. Ultimus offers hybrid deployment models, providing flexibility between cloud and on-premises options. While more complex, this adaptability is strategic, with reliable customer service.

Pricing and ROI: ARIS BPA presents a more attractive upfront cost structure, resulting in faster ROI through efficient implementation and support. Ultimus requires a larger initial investment but offers significant long-term ROI benefits due to its advanced capabilities and automation features. The choice hinges on budget constraints versus long-term strategic goals.

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Categories and Ranking

ARIS BPA
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
12th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (7th)
Ultimus Adaptive Business P...
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
45th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of ARIS BPA is 2.7%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ARIS BPA2.7%
Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management0.7%
Other96.6%
Business Process Management (BPM)
 

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BeenishMustafa
Consultant at KAFD DMC
Has improved process modeling and analysis while supporting integration with organizational data
The process design in ARIS BPA does help with our operational efficiency. What we are doing is object library management for various kinds of objects that we are using in ARIS BPA during our process modeling. We are using that to do a lot of analysis on how many times a system is being used in how many processes, who are the major stakeholders, and if we enhance one system, how is it going to impact other processes and integrated processes. This is helping us a lot. Everything related to ARIS BPA is helping us with regards to enhanced processes, strengthened controls, identifying risks, assessing process capabilities, and identifying where the gaps are and what kinds of activities within the processes are automated and manual. We are doing a lot of things with regards to the processes as it is at our heart. Processes are one thing and then we have different kinds of things which are related to it, such as SLAs, guidelines, and policy. We are identifying areas of improvement in other documents as well.
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Pablo Sosa
Especialista en bases de datos at Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador
Integrates well and helpful support
Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management has good integration with all the other tools we have been using in our company. We use the data that other tools provide in our implementation. We have developed several processes here in the company, such as requests for change, request development, and buying processes. The tool allows you to modify the business rules without the need to modify the source code, the administrator can move the process one step to another without needing to be implemented in the logic of the automation, this can be done from the administration console Or with the integration EIK, there is a wide number of options for the administrator who gives you great flexibility in your administration.
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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the process documentation. For us, ARIS is a lifestyle more than a tool. It helps us learn how to think and how to plan for our system."
"This product is excellent for any consulting assignment as it offers products and views for different stakeholders to represent the information and data."
"Features like SAP SolMan sync, Alfabet EA integration (another Software AG product)."
"ARIS provides the basic foundation for any digital transformation an organization decides to take."
"The EPC modeling is very detailed, the semantic check is helpful, and auto-layout simplifies the formatting."
"ARIS has a good collaboration function. You create a portal where any authorized users can work on the models. There are simple flows for making and approving changes."
"In addition to our applications, we have also stored, in ARIS, the footprint of where those applications have been implemented. That means we know in which country a given application has been implemented. With embedded geolocation, we have a very visual world map, where we can see the footprint of each application."
"We are very satisfied with this solution's technical support."
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"Development is easy on the Ultimus platform."
"Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management has good integration with all the other tools we have been using in our company, and the tool allows you to modify the business rules without the need to modify the source code, giving great flexibility in administration."
"Development is easy on the Ultimus platform."
"Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management has good integration with all the other tools we have been using in our company. We use the data that other tools provide in our implementation."
 

Cons

"I believe the solutions BPM tools are not very good and need improvements."
"The data in the pipeline could be managed better. Sometimes previously-used data would be reflected in present variables."
"We should have the ability to download ARIS EPCs to Visio."
"The tool needs to improve its support since they take long to respond."
"ARIS BPA’s usability could be improved."
"The solution's processes are huge and it is not easy to get an overview of how things work. It needs to improve the interface. I would like to see the product include a better overview of processes and improve search."
"Training is one of the important aspects for process awareness. As soon as a process is rolled out, process training is required."
"There are reports available in ARIS and you can modify them a bit if you want something more specific, but it's not that easy to adjust them and make modifications. It would be nice to have some kind of tool to do that, something that is more user-friendly for people who are not too technical, so that they could create reports the way they want them."
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"Ultimus is not good at handling cash transactions. They should add a mobile application in the next release."
"Ultimus is not good at handling cash transactions."
"The tool does not save the reprocessing of the steps, this has to be done with own implementations, stores the whole story of a process instance but in a non-processable format for statistics without doing prior job."
"We are looking for a feature that can resign and move the process from one step to another step."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The setup cost and pricing depend on the license (Modeler, Viewer, Administrator)."
"It is well worth the investment in the enterprise."
"From my point of view, no, it is not cheap, but it is not too expensive because you get this big organization behind it, technical support, and all those things. It's not so expensive to use. It's a Rolls Royce in this field, I know that. Even for small organizations, they can get so much effect from using this tool, in a very fast way, so the money will be back in the customer's pocket very fast."
"Usually, our company buys technical support from the Software AG site. We bought the technical support for the first year of usage for ARIS version 6 and 7. So, when we migrated to ARIS version 7, we bought support only for the first year. Then, we didn't use it the next year. Our experience was that we use it only one to three times during the first year. Therefore, there wasn't much value for us to buy this service because we have no problem with using ARIS after the first year."
"It depends on different parameters."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"The product is inexpensive."
"ARIS enables you to start small and grow the use of the solution over time, although it's quite expensive. So if you want to start small, it's quite an investment for a small company."
More ARIS BPA pricing and cost advice
"Ultimus could stand to lower the price. Other tools are cheaper."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
6%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Small Business32
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise47
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ARIS BPA?
It is a bit expensive regarding ARIS BPA. However, ARIS BPA does save a lot of effort because this is one tool which can be used for multiple purposes and the viewers have the capability to perform...
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What needs improvement with ARIS BPA?
We are not using any what-if scenario features in ARIS BPA. Currently, we are not using the performance monitoring and compliance checks features in ARIS BPA. We have plans to use them, but current...
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What is your primary use case for ARIS BPA?
ARIS BPA is being used for process modeling, and we are planning to upgrade and enhance it for process mining and other purposes. We are using it for everything. Currently, we are doing HRMS integr...
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Also Known As

ARIS, ARIS BPM
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Overview

ARIS is the market-leading solution for professional business process management and modeling. Whether you want to document the "as-is" state of your operations for quality or certification reasons or design the "to-be" in terms of continuous improvement in your transformation program, ARIS is the best choice for establishing a single source of truth regarding all process excellence topics in your organization. It is for any organization looking to digitally transform their business, increase operational excellence and customer experience and ensure compliance in execution. ARIS helps you to make the most out of your processes with Process Mining, Risk & Compliance Management, RPA and much more.

What makes the difference?

  • The most comprehensive platform for process excellence in the market
  • Easy to use
  • Covers business & IT architecture from all angles
  • Full flexibility and >100 diagram types
  • Customer-driven development based on best practices
  • Strong partner ecosystem

ARIS is the market-leading solution for any organization and ideally suited to digitally transform the organization, increase operational excellence and customer experience and ensure compliance in execution.

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The Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management (BPM) Suite is a seamlessly integrated Business Process Management Software solution to manage the complete lifecycle of key business processes.

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Sample Customers

Tesco, Weifu, Airbus, Siemens, Proximus, Alicorp, Sekerbank, Bancor, Philips,Sky, Emirates NBD, Dubai Municipality, Suva, U.S. Army, Australia Post, Westfalen Weser Energie - ARIS serves customers across all industries and of every size worldwide. Companies trust ARIS as the market leader for process excellence with more than 30 years of experience in the market, 10 million users worldwide, from 1 user companies to the Fortune 500.
Ministry of Education Oman, Perdue Farms, MEG Energy Corp., The National and University Library, Unilever
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